17 April 2024
What is an excess?. Your policy excess is the amount you agree to contribute towards the cost of any claim. Star, subject to the policy conditions, pays the rest of the reasonable claim costs. How does an excess work?. Just like your vehicle, excesses are unique and individual to the specific ...
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Motorcycle21 February 2024
Triumph NZ has thrown us the key to a brand new Tiger 1200 Rally Pro to do with as we wish. So, we headed straight for the South Island. WORDS & PHOTOS: Ben Wilkins. Most bike tests here in New Zealand involve picking up the review bike from the importer, keeping it for a couple of weeks to try...
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Motorcycle21 February 2024
Business Manager David McDonald from Christchurch tells us how riding is now a family affair after giving up motorbikes to raise his children. What do you ride?. "I ride an 2021 Indian Challenger Dark Horse. I love the size and freedom that comes with a large motorbike. The enjoyment of hitting the ...
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Motorcycle21 February 2024
Graphic Designer Logan Olausen from Golden Bay tells us how a TV show planted the seed, but it was a trip to Vietnam that started his love affair with adventure riding. WORDS: Tara Papworth PHOTOS: Supplied. When did you get into riding?. “I grew up in Auckland and rode 125cc dirt bikes with my...
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CamperCare21 February 2024
A unique museum, water and walks Story by Sheryl Bainbridge Photos Neill & Sheryl Bainbridge. For years we’ve driven past the New Zealand Timber Museum on the main road just south of Putāruru saying ‘we must stop one day’. ‘One day’ arrived, and we spent an absorbing couple of hours ...
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CamperCare21 February 2024
Opening the gate – removing barriers to accessing our great outdoors Words Mark Inglis. Between losing his legs at 23 years old due to frostbite and then going on to be the first double amputee to have stood on the roof of the world, the summit of Mount Everest, Mark has carved out careers as a s...
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CamperCare21 February 2024
Explore and immerse yourself in the magnificent Otago this summer Story Cecilia Huang (Department of Conservation) Photos as credited. Otago is your all season go-to place. It’s renowned for its amazing diversity - mountains, lakes, alpine lakes, river valleys, beech forests, waterfalls, glacie...
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20 February 2024
The name conjures an instant sense of respect for one of the cars that helped define an era of sport saloon racing. It gave Ford fans something to smile about then — and now. By Ian Parkes. Photography: High Art Photography. For most car-conscious folk of a certain age the sight of a whale tail ...
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